Top US Muslim groups want it both ways

Center for Security Policy ^ | March 5, 2003 | Center for Security Policy

[FairOpinion]

Top American Muslim groups want it both ways on the terrorism issue.

On the one hand, some of them, as voiced by their founders and leaders, openly support and raise money for international terrorists, while fighting to repeal US anti-terrorism statutes and to undermine the Bush Administration's proposed legislation to uproot terror networks here at home.

On the other hand, they say they oppose terrorism and want to be accepted as part of the American political midstream.

What these major groups don't do is embrace President Bush's "with us or with the terrorists" principle. That principle allows us to gauge whether an individual or group really opposes the terrorist enemy - or whether it is part of the problem.

None of these groups, led by the American Muslim Council and smaller spinoffs like the Islamic Institute, has come out and actually called on the American Muslim community to help federal investigative agencies root out terrorist networks from their mosques, centers, and neighborhoods. None has tried to create a political climate to make it easier and more socially acceptable for Arab-American and Muslim citizens and residents to clean out their own proverbial sea in which the terror networks thrive.

Instead, they meet with the FBI director to complain about how their rights are being violated and to demand sensitivity training for counterterrorism agents. They demand protection from hate crimes while not lifting a finger to mobilize the people they say they represent to help fight terror at home.

The more "moderate" groups continue to join forces with the pro-terrorist groups. Guilt by association? Not under the president's criteria.

And that's the problem with those organizations - and with certain individuals at the White House, who continue to legitimize them.

[FairOpinion]

This is exactly the problem. They are sitting on the fence. When it comes to terrorism, they have to choose, are they with us or with the terrorists.

(There are also links right in the article to other informative articles, if you go to the website)

[Stopislamnow]

The 2nd Amendment.

The Original Homeland Defense.

Live it, love it, and shoot its enemies. God Bless America.

[joesnuffy]

The so called moderates have their own Jihad

[mrustow]

They ain't sitting on no fence; they're definitely on one side of it, and it ain't our side.

[gaspar]

In the American melting pot, Muslims don't melt.

[Jay D. Dyson]

They ain't sitting on no fence; they're definitely on one side of it, and it ain't our side.

It's said a picture says a thousand words. Here's a few of mine...

[meenie]

The touchy, feely, warm and fuzzy approach does not work with the Muslims that are devout Muslims. We are making our judgements on the basis of tolerance of morality, ethics, and love thy neighbor, even if we don't approve of his life style.

The Muslims regard us as being decadent and immoral. This clash of ideology cannot but help the rift between the two civilizations. Don't trust a Muslim as they don't trust us. We just have the problem of them being over here. How many Christians and Jews are in their more fundamentalist countries? We act weak when we try to patronize them.

[Terridan]

The Patriot Act is being openly defied by cities and counties here in Northern Kalifornia... today I was told that the credit unions recieved notice to provide info on 5,000 members, (I assumed it meant of Middle Eastern descent), and the organizations are trying to avoid cooperating with the Feds. It was also in my local paper, the Sonoma Index Tribune, front page 3/4/03, how the city mangagers are sending notice to the govenor that they will not cooperate either. What gives? Can local governments defy national laws in times of war like this? Sorry, but I am truely shocked and disgusted.

[expatguy]

bump

[demosthenes the elder]

oh, I like that. I'm stealing it. thanks.

[TLBSHOW]

None of these groups, led by the American Muslim Council and smaller spinoffs like the Islamic Institute, has come out and actually called on the American Muslim community to help federal investigative agencies root out terrorist networks from their mosques, centers, and neighborhoods. None has tried to create a political climate to make it easier and more socially acceptable for Arab-American and Muslim citizens and residents to clean out their own proverbial sea in which the terror networks thrive.

[paul51]

They ain't sitting on no fence; they're definitely on one side of it, and it ain't our side

You got that right. The fifth column

[sheik yerbouty]

Grind them.

[TLBSHOW]

None of these groups, led by the American Muslim Council and smaller spinoffs like the Islamic Institute, has come out and actually called on the American Muslim community to help federal investigative agencies root out terrorist networks from their mosques, centers, and neighborhoods. None has tried to create a political climate to make it easier and more socially acceptable for Arab-American and Muslim citizens and residents to clean out their own proverbial sea in which the terror networks thrive.

[spodefly]

bttt

[paul51]

I think the situattion is even worse than that. I believe they actually support the terrorist and are too afraid or too smart to express that. As soon as they feel secure enough in doing so, they will turn on us openly.

[AppyPappy]

Kinda like the Irish groups that associated with the IRA.